"God Bless The Peacemaker"
News From Israel

by Laura Rosen Cohen
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UPDATE - 3pm Israel Time

Trump calls Israel a miracle.

Trump is amazing. Talking about the wealth of the countries assembling soon in Egypt (if they haven't left yet lol) he says the other people spoke for a long time so probably only the two poorest countries will be in Egypt when he gets there.

This speech is amazing, Trump has the comic timing of the best comedians of the era. Better.

Trump disses Biden and Obama again. Amazing. Says they both hated Israel and that it started when Obama signed the Iran deal.

Hamas reneging-will only release 4 bodies of murdered hostages:

Eviatar who was forced to dig his own grave: HOME.

A shout out to Miriam and Sheldon Adelson lol "Sheldon, I'm the President of the United States, it doesn't work that way." OMG he is too much.

OH MY GAWDDDD Trump just called out the President of Israel (lefty) to give Bibi a pardon ("champagne and cigars who cares"). HOLEEEEE MOLEEEYYYYY.

Trump drops a nuke on President Herzog: How about a pardon???? GAHHHHHH

Talks about the "heart of King David" that is here the spirit of Jerusalem. Woweee biblical stuff AVRAHAMIC. I like that. He is so funny. I can't.

WE DO NOT DESERVE HIM.

Quoting scripture. Talked about Jesus. This is amazing.

"I love Israel, I'm with you all the way, to make you bigger stronger and more loving than ever before." WOWOW

First image of Eitan Horn: home.

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UPDATE - 2pm Israel Time

Bibi concludes with talk of the covenant between Israel and America-very moving. Says Israel will be awarding him the highest honour in the country-the Israel Prize.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid begins remarks. Speaks of the lives Trump has saved and also the souls-bringing the fallen back to Israel for burial.

Lapid is doing ok. Says we are here to stay.

The split screens are UNREAL

Trump begins by thanking G-d.

He is doing stand up!! Talking about Witkoff and Putin omg. He is amazing. Now talking about Ivanka and Jared. Avraham Accords. Complementing Rubio, talking about Ivanka's conversion. Saying he has solved 8 wars. How good it feels to say the hostages are home. He's riffing now and everyone loves it.

Re: that disruption:

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UPDATE - 1:30pm Israel Time

The hostage photos are taken down from Ben Gurion Airport. I'm crying again.

Bibi thanking Trump for recognizing the Golan, for the rights in Judea and Samaria. For the Embassy. Thank you for the Abraham Accords. Thank you for withdrawing from the disastrous Iran nuclear deal, for the Operation Midnight Hammer. After midnight, you really hammered them. This is only a partial list. But it affirms, Donald Trump is the greatest friend of Israel that we have ever had in the White House. More ovations.

Omri Miran is free.

Bibi talking about October 7.

We remember. We remember the slaughter, including the slaughter of Americans. Entire families burnt alive as they embraced each other. Bibi listing the enemies that are now gone. Cheers to wounded soldiers. A wounded American Israeli solder. He does Trump's 'fight fight fight'.

"You really hammered them"

"I got my life back from you"

Split screen with hostage Matan meeting his Mom, and Bibi in the Knesset. Bibi talking about October 7 as a catastrophic mistake for our enemies. Peace through strength makes peace. Promise made to bring every hostage home, promise kept.

BREAKING: Israeli news reporting that the Indonesian leader will be visiting Israel!?!?!?

The cheers for the helicopters bringing the last hostages.

Bibi says how everything changed overnight when Trump was elected. Everything. More hostage deals, in in the months that followed to forge a path to bring the hostages home and to end the war ensuring the de-militarization of Gaza. Within weeks.

Trump backed IDF entry into Gaza city-that it would help bring the hostages back and end the war. We were right. Two weeks ago, you succeeded in doing something miraculous-that nobody believed possible. You brought most of the Arab world-most of the world behind the proposal to free the hostages and end the war.

Thanks to Witkoff, Dermer and Kushner.

Bibi says he has never seen the world move so quickly, because of the resolution of Donald Trump. Trump's global leadership with IDF strength, a moment of joy. Embracing sons coming home. This week Jews around the world are doing to read the Book of Ecclesiastics, Kohelet. The Bible has many miraculous moments. One of them was your decision to bomb Fordo and to take out Sulemani-that changed the balance of power in the world. You brought America back again to the driver's seat.

Quoting Ecclesiastics-it's not a book of action, Bibi says, of thought and meditations on life and death, and we read King Solomon: to everything there is a season, and a time for ever matter under heaven.

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UPDATE - 12:55pm Israel Time

Standing ovation for Trump. He is at the Knesset podium. Everyone smiling. Full house. The entire Knesset standing ovation. Trump looks so happy!!!

Twin brothers who were held hostages separately-this is the first photo of them, neither knew the other was alive!!

Alon standing, looking like a stud, walking on his own.

Silence in the Knesset, calling the meeting to order. Cheers for the President of Israel, Bibi. The Israeli left doesn't stand for Bibi!! Trump is expected to praise Bibi and leftist heads in Israel will explode. Cheers for Ron Dermer. Recognition to Ron Dermer, head of negotiation team (a possible successor to Netanyahu), cheers for Marco Rubio. Ivanka looks GORGEOUS.

Bethany Mandel on X said that she is our best "get" convert since Ruth!!

Cheers for Hubba Hubba Hegseth. Chairman Dan Caine-cheers. Cheers for Kushner, cheers for Witkoff. Cheers for Mike Huckabee. Cheers for Yechiel Leiter.

Alon with his family.

More photos coming out:

and

Cheers for the head of the Mossad, head of the hostage HQ, Mayor of the Jerusalem. Trump has simultaneous translation.

Amir Ohana is so happy, he introduces President Trump as the best friend that Israel has ever had in the Knesset, welcome to Israel, welcome to Jerusalem, welcome to the Knesset. What an honour. He is so happy!! People are shouting Trump Trump Trump!! He holds Amir Ohana's hand. He thanks Trump for letting Israel be the first foreign country to host the president. He blesses the President. He is now talking about Jerusalem being the heart of the Jewish people for 3,000 years. And reminds that 7 years ago, he recognized the unity of Jerusalem as the capital, a promise kept by him, made by so many others, to move the embassy. Thank you he says, another standing ovation. People are yelling TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP. He talks about Trump as the peacemaker, and applause for the Abraham accords.

Ohana is talking about how President Trump promised America First but never said "America Alone"! He thanks him for the Abraham Accords. He thanks him for making Ohana the first Knesset speaker to go to an Arab country in official capacity to the place where he parents were born and were kicked out of for being Jews (morroco).

He thanks him for taking on Iran.

He is giving his own hostage pin from the father of hostage Eitan Mor to President Trump.

You stand not as an American President but as a giant of Jewish history-we can look back into the midst of time to compare-to Cyrus the Great, you are a colossus for the pantheon of history. Thousands of years from now, the Jewish people will remember you-we are a people that remember. This is a global battle between freedom and liberty and democracy and barbarism and we do not need appeasers. And by the way Mr. President we checked the teleprompter and it's working beautifully (haha oh boy good one).

"The world needs more Trumps!!"

The Israeli left sits when Ohana praises Bibi.

Maxim Herkin home:

Ohana thanks the IDF soldiers for their bravery. He calls President Trump the President of Peace. One of the most consequential presidents of history and saved countless lives. Ohana shows that true peace is achieved with strength, and only those who are willing to use their strength will be prevented from having to use it in the future.

You are deserving of the highest recognition for promoting peace, I hereby announce we will rally speakers and presidents to submit for next year's Nobel Peace Prize. Nobody more deserving.

Ziv Berman comes home:

The hostages are arriving now at Sheba Hospital in Tel Aviv. Split screen with the Knesset! I can't take it!!!

More standing ovations for Trump.

Bibi speaking. Says that President Trump will be written into Jewish history and he is already in the books of Jewish history. Especially for the return of our hostages. All the living hostages are in Israel now. Twenty living hostages are home. And the dead will also be returned.

Thank you, President Trump, thank you.

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12:15pm - Israel Time

Hey guys, it's your Official In House Jewish mother and I am reporting on the developments in Israel as they happen, starting with what was happening 08:00 Israel time when I started watching the live stream of news in Hebrew.

I have to tell you that it is almost impossible to put all my thoughts and feelings into words right now, but I'll do my best. So the TV stream started to report this morning Israel time that seven of the hostages were on their way to Israel. But before the first seven were released, Hamas terrorists used their own phones and made the hostages call their parents from their phones as they sat in the background. You may have already seen footage of this. It was a final psychological torment. Hamas are savage barbarian terrorists and they are expert at psychological warfare. They were denied the opportunity of doing a full Leni Riefenstahl so this was their final production. The second group of live hostages of 13 men was scheduled for 10:00 AM Israel time but it was a bit delayed.

There were clips from Hostage Square, tons and tons of people. Clips from prayers that were held at the Nova site. I kept thinking, thank you Hashem!! Look where Israel and the Jewish people were two years ago-in the middle of a bloody, merciless slaughter with an American President that sided with Hamas, and look where we are now.

Hostages on their way home and a POTUS that has a bond with Israel and the Jewish people (and with PM Netanyahu personally) that is almost unbelievable.

Towards 09:00 Israel time, we started getting a feed from Ben Gurion airport and the red carpet was laid out, the honour guard, it was very moving. Then we saw Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, Ambassador Mike Huckabee and Ambassador Yehiel Leiter on the tarmac. When Trump deplaned he made sure to tell Amb. Leiter that his son Moshe who was killed in battle in Gaza, was watching him from heaven. President Trump is such a mensch. What a beautiful thing to do. Sarah Netanyahu was tastefully dressed. Then President Herzog welcomed Trump with his wife and they weren't really creating space for Bibi. Trump extended his arm and pulled Bibi into the greeting. Again, total class. There is really a bond between them.

The initial pictures of the seven showed that they were walking on their own, thank G-d. Then there was this incredible split screen of the hostages being released and Trump arriving. Honestly, I cannot stop crying happy tears.

Other random things: The Knesset made Trump the Peacemaker hats (red). Breaking news that Egyptian President Sisi has personally invited Bibi to the summit at Sharm El Shaikh and that Trump is taking Bibi. Also, breaking protocol, Trump invited Bibi and Sara into The Beast with him on the way to Jerusalem. Apparently the president of Indonesia may also attend-surprise. There are rumblings that this summit is going to be a game changer.

As of 12:30 PM Israel time all the living hostages are in Israel, thank you Hashem!! I have been glued to X and Israeli Channel 14. One X post said "finally we are at October 8". Some are talking about the Gematria of 738. OK guys I'll update again soon. Waiting for photos from the hospitals and waiting for Trump's speech.

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